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Pregnancy and Parenting News and TrendsTue, 03 Mar 2015 06:08:34 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: Say What?! Parents-to-Be Planning for Dolphin-Assisted Birth in Hawaii | The Bump Blog – Pregnancy and Parenting News and Trendshttp://blog.thebump.com/2013/05/01/birth-story-ina-may-gaskin-the-farm-widwives-would-you-watch-this-documentary/#comment-64828
Wed, 29 May 2013 16:30:56 +0000http://blog.thebump.com/?p=16082#comment-64828[…] plans in case a water birth doesn’t happen, Heather will be accompanied by a midwife on a family/community farm 35 miles away from their spot on the beach in […]
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Tue, 14 May 2013 20:20:13 +0000http://blog.thebump.com/?p=16082#comment-57243The issue shouldn’t be medicated or not, hospital or home…the issue is whether women are making informed decisions and whether their needs/desires are even being considered. Many of the procedures that are common in US/Canadian hospitals are not based on what is best for the mother or child. Agreed that the end goal should be a healthy baby and mama as said above, but that includes the mother’s mental and emotional health. What Ina May Gaskin and other such women are pushing for is the ability for women to make choices about their birth experience rather than being pushed through a system that is designed to increase hospital profits while minimizing their liability. I am glad that she and other women began this fight decades ago, and am looking forward to a home birth later this year :)
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Mon, 06 May 2013 18:13:47 +0000http://blog.thebump.com/?p=16082#comment-55022we go to a small town hospital…and they dont push stuff on you at all. in fact my husband has delivered all of our children with the doctor standing right next to him. I think a lot has changed since the days of my Grandma where she was knocked out cold and strapped to a bed to deliver my Dad….
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Mon, 06 May 2013 18:11:47 +0000http://blog.thebump.com/?p=16082#comment-55021I completely agree…well said
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Mon, 06 May 2013 18:11:17 +0000http://blog.thebump.com/?p=16082#comment-55019I am happy for the women that can make this choice, but there are some of us who are medically unable to have a unmediated/at home or communal birth. We know a lot of women in our family/friend “circle” that have home births or they are completely unassisted, and I am like the inferior woman in that group. They treat me like Im less of a woman or mother for making a safe and educated choice for me and our babies…believe me I wanted a home birth with baby #1 but we had major complications and we were blessed with a wonderful doctor who has been such a blessing to us. Im expecting our 5th and will be having another medicated hospital birth, something I am completely at peace about. I just wish women would not look down on other women for a choice that is so very personal…especially if they dont know the circumstances.
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Sat, 04 May 2013 22:06:21 +0000http://blog.thebump.com/?p=16082#comment-54649there is no right or wrong way to birth your child as long as you do what is right for you. The end goal for birth is a healthy baby and mama, that should be all that matters.
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Sat, 04 May 2013 17:30:38 +0000http://blog.thebump.com/?p=16082#comment-54606I haven’t seen this yet, however, I have seen the Business of Being Born and Ina May does make an appearance in the movie as well as the follow up 3 episodes. I don’t believe they are pushing one-sided propaganda, rather stating that hospitals need change. The practices in hospitals can be based more on the worry of getting sued than what is best for the mother and baby. Many women have had babies for years without hospitals and every woman is entitled to experience birth how they chose – whether it be in a hospital or at home. To each their own. We should not judge one another for the decisions we feel are right. I personally will be having my baby at a hospital because this is my first child and I am not experienced in the birthing process. I will try for a natural birth so long as everything goes smoothly. I might have a midwife for my next child and try for a home birth.
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Thu, 02 May 2013 20:04:27 +0000http://blog.thebump.com/?p=16082#comment-54165wow. sad that you’re pushing such one-sided propaganda. hospitals are NOT evil and no one way of birth over another is right or wrong.
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Thu, 02 May 2013 14:18:27 +0000http://blog.thebump.com/?p=16082#comment-54091I had a natural birth last April and wouldn’t have wished otherwise. I got a lot of flak for it too. Up up until the day or my labor, but remained strong with the help of my midwife and crew. Was the best decision I have ever made! I consider them my best friends!
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Thu, 02 May 2013 14:15:41 +0000http://blog.thebump.com/?p=16082#comment-54089Medication/drug free is the way to go! Yes, it’s tough work, but if you are prepared and educated you can do it! Yes, there are certain circumstances where medication/drugs are needed, but for most cases, they are not. I had my son all natural and it was great. Even with a 3rd degree tear, recovery was a breeze!! Baby number 2 is on the way and I’m actually excited to give birth all-naturally again! I loved Birth Story and already own it. I purchased it via digital download as soon as it was released. A friend and I also hosted a pre-release screening in April at the birth center we both go to. It was so much fun to get together with a bunch of other mamas for an evening and watch such an awesome documentary!!
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